Table 1: Comparison of outcomes

following SCAD from 5 published series.

Study lead

author

Death

(in

hospital)

Death

post discharge

(median

follow-up

in months)

Recurrent AMI

post discharge

(median

follow-up

in months)

Recurrent

de novo SCAD

(median

follow-up

in months)

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1/189

3/189 (27)

37/189 (27)

29/189 (27)

Lettieri

3/134

4/127 (22)

2/127 (22)

6/127 (22)

Rogowski

1/64

0/64 (54)

3/64 (54)

3/64 (54)

Nakashima

0/63

1/63 (34)

18/63 (34)

7/63* (34)

Saw

0/327

4/327 (37)

55/327 (37)

34/327 (37)

AMI = acute myocardial infarction;

SCAD = spontaneous coronary artery dissection.

Source: Adlam D et al.6

* Recurrent events in this series reported

as events beyond 30-days after index SCAD event.